English for Everyday Activities 34-36
34. Going to Bed
- When it got late…
- …Jenny yawned
/ˈjɔnd/打哈欠
. - She said goodnight to her parents.
- She went upstairs to her room…
- …and changed into her nightgown.
- She hung some of her clothes up in the closet…
- …and put her dirty clothes in the laundry basket
在洗衣篮里
. - She brushed her teeth…
- …washed her face,…
- …and used the toilet.
- After turning on her bedside lamp,…
- …she turned off the room light.
- She pulled back the covers…
- …and got into bed.
- She set her alarm clock…
- …and put it on her nightstand.
- She read in bed for a while.
- Finally,she turned off the lamp,…
- …lay down…
- …and fell asleep.
- laundry /ˈɫɔndri/ 洗衣店,濯
- nightstand 床头柜
35. Doing laundry 洗衣服
Later today,I’m going to do my laundry.
- I’ll carry the laundry basket to the laundry room.
- I’ll take the laundry out of the basket…
- …and then I’ll sort it by separating dark colors from light.
- I’ll check the pockets of the pants and shirts…
- …and take out anything I find in them.
- Then I’ll put a load of laundry into the washing machine.
- I’ll adjust the settings on the machine.
- Then I’ll put in some detergent…
- …and turn the machine on.
- The machine will wash,…
- …rinse…
- …and spin the laundry.
- I’ll take the wet clothes out of the machine.
- I’ll hang some of the laundry out to dry.
- I’ll put some other laundry into the dryer.
- The dryer will dry it by heating and tumbling it.
- Then I’ll take it out of the machine.
- I’ll fold some of the dry laundry…
- …and put it into drawers.
- I’ll iron
熨
other things… - …and hang them up in the closet.
36. Cleaning the House
In the Living Room
- Pam picks up things that are lying around.
- She dusts the furniture
家具
… - …and the woodwork.
- Then she vacuums the carpet
用吸尘器吸地毯
.
In the Kitchen
- Dan cleans the refrigerator
/rəˈfrɪdʒɝˌeɪtɝ/
… - …and throws out spoiled
坏
food. - Pam wipes the countertops
台面
… - …and sweeps the floor.
In the Bathroom
- Dan scrubs
擦洗
the toilet with a toilet brush,… - …cleans the sink…
- …and scrubs the bathtub.
- He washes the mirror on the medicine cabinet
药柜
. - Then he sweeps the floor…
- and mops it
Taking Out the Trash
- They bundle old newspapers…
- …and put empty bottles,cans and jars into bags.
- They set them out for recycling.
- Then they empty wastebaskets…
- …and the kitchen garbage into a big garbage bag…
- …and take it out to the garbage can.
- broom 扫帚
- dustpan 簸箕(灰尘盘子)
- mop 拖把
- bucket 桶
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